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enhttp://hppr.org/feeds/term/297/rss.xmlLandowner Restores Playa in New Mexicohttp://hppr.org/post/landowner-restores-playa-new-mexico-0
<p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Today a playa-rehab success story. Eastern New Mexico rancher John Wood owns a 2,800-acre cow-calf operation about 40 miles north of Clovis. The land has a a 250-acre playa that was rehabbed with the help of The Nature Conservancy. Tue, 15 Mar 2016 09:00:01 +0000Ryan Gottlieb58308 at http://hppr.orgLandowner Restores Playa in New MexicoWhat's The Problem With Pits? http://hppr.org/post/whats-problem-pits-0
<p></p><p>A functioning playa provides water to recharge the aquifer. There's also a whole community of wetland plants and invertebrates that need the very shallow water found in a healthy playa. These plants and invertebrates provide food for migrating birds. Fri, 11 Mar 2016 16:40:39 +0000Ryan Gottlieb57706 at http://hppr.orgWhat's The Problem With Pits? Filling Pits in Playas on National Grasslandshttp://hppr.org/post/filling-pits-playas-national-grasslands-0
<p></p><p></p><p>Many playas on federal grasslands in southeast Colorado, southwest Kansas, New Mexico and the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles have pitted playas. There's a cooperative effort underway to rehab some of these playas. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:00:01 +0000Ryan Gottlieb58010 at http://hppr.orgFilling Pits in Playas on National GrasslandsA Playa Rehab on the West Texas Plainshttp://hppr.org/post/playa-rehab-west-texas-plains-1
<p></p><p>Mark Hilliard of Hale County, Texas, says, "This is cotton country. It's rare to find a pristine playa lake." He bought the native grassland on which the playa sits from family members, then protected the playa and a grassland buffer with a permanent Wetlands Reserve Easement. He couldn't be more happy with NRCS assistance removing sediment from the playa to improve its function and create bird habitat. NRCS conservationist Blake McLemore discusses what's involved in negotiating a perpetual easement.</p><p>Tue, 05 May 2015 05:00:01 +0000Dale Bolton46090 at http://hppr.orgA Playa Rehab on the West Texas PlainsWhat's The Problem With Pits?http://hppr.org/post/whats-problem-pits
<p></p><p> A functioning playa provides water to recharge the aquifer. There's also a whole community of wetland plants and invertebrates that need the very shallow water found in a healthy playa. These plants and invertebrates provide food for migrating birds. But when a playa has a pit, it is like "pulling the drain in a bathtub" and it no longer holds water very well. Rehabilitating playas by filling pits restores natural function to those wetlands.</p><p>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:00:01 +0000Dale Bolton43570 at http://hppr.orgWhat's The Problem With Pits?A Playa Rehab on the West Texas Plainshttp://hppr.org/post/playa-rehab-west-texas-plains-0
<p></p><p>Mark Hilliard of Hale County, Texas, says, "This is cotton country. It's rare to find a pristine playa lake." He bought the native grassland on which the playa sits from family members, then protected the playa and a grassland buffer with a permanent Wetlands Reserve Easement.</p><p>Tue, 09 Sep 2014 05:01:00 +0000Dale Bolton35932 at http://hppr.orgA Playa Rehab on the West Texas PlainsA Playa Rehab on the West Texas Plainshttp://hppr.org/post/playa-rehab-west-texas-plains
<p></p><p>Mark Hilliard of Hale County, Texas, says, "This is cotton country. It's rare to find a pristine playa lake."</p><p>Tue, 20 May 2014 05:01:00 +0000Dale Bolton31720 at http://hppr.orgA Playa Rehab on the West Texas PlainsLandowner Restores Playa in New Mexicohttp://hppr.org/post/landowner-restores-playa-new-mexico
<p>Eastern New Mexico rancher John Wood has playa-rehab success story.&nbsp; John owns a 2,800-acre cow-calf operation about 40 miles north of Clovis. The land has a a 250-acre playa that was rehabbed with the help of The Nature Conservancy. Wood says he's now witnessing larger numbers of migrating birds, and thinks other wildlife have returned. This story originally aired on HPPR 12/25/12 as part of Playa Country's series on Playas. It repeated 3/19/13 as part two of the Landowner series.</p><p>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000Dale Bolton10257 at http://hppr.orgLandowner Restores Playa in New MexicoProviding Biodiversity in the Plainshttp://hppr.org/post/providing-biodiversity-plains
<p>Scientists are increasing their understanding of how playas contribute to the landscape. They’ve learned these temporary lakes are a major source of aquifer recharge, but there's another aspect - the abundant bio-diversity playas create.Tue, 01 Jan 2013 06:01:00 +0000Dale Bolton10597 at http://hppr.orgProviding Biodiversity in the Plains